Sentence examples for urge to excel from inspiring English sources
Some of Maravich's urge to excel was instilled in him by his father, Press Maravich, who was the head basketball coach at Clemson University and North Carolina State University before he took the reins at Louisiana State University (LSU).
The challenge and vision behind this treatise and the immense urge to excel will surely open new dimensions of scientific understanding and scientific adjudication in years to come.
We amputate all things spiritual and emotional in a competitive urge to excel, he said.
He urged them to excel in school and, above all, to read.
He was born in Glendale, Calif., and after his mother died of cancer when he was 4, Mr. Forrester's father and stepmother urged him to excel in academics.
Many parents set rigid study schedules and urge their children to excel in hopes that someday they may enroll in medical school.
Research has indicated that parents who pressure their children to excel academically, such as by urging children to earn good grades and by pointing out their mistakes, foster the development of aspects of maladaptive perfectionism.
Some people said that the long-running presidential decision showed how unpredictable life could be and aggravated the parental urge to help children excel.
Lundmark, meanwhile, continues to excel.
